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Hunt and Hess classification of subarachnoid hemorrhage

Signs/symptoms
Asymptomatic, or minimal headache and slight nuchal rigidity
Moderate-to-severe headache, nuchal rigidity, no neurological
icit other than cranial nerve palsy
Drowsiness, confusion, or mild focal deficit
Stupor, moderate-to-severe hemiparesis, possibly early decerebrate rigidity, and vegetative disturbances
Deep coma, decerebrate rigidity, moribund appearance
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Reference
W E Hunt, R M Hess. Surgical risk as related to time of intervention in the repair of intracranial aneurysms. J Neurosurg. 1968 Jan;28(1):14-20.
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